Is Personal Finance considered Social Studies?

blossom
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:18:55 +0000

I did not have a HS diploma when I enrolled in college. (I got it eventually due to parental pressure). There was a state mandated class which I never took (too lazy, too bored, couldn’t be bothered) and so I was allowed to “walk” at graduation with an empty envelope instead of a diploma.

I couldn’t care less then- and still could not. But I made darn sure that I had fulfilled all the requirements for every college on my list (none of which were in-state btw) and indeed- the colleges which accepted me could have easily seen (if they cared) that I was not on track to graduate.

I’m sure there are still school districts which have “on the books” that a Home Ec class which covers both “feeding a family on a budget” and using both a sewing machine and a serger is a graduation requirement for girls (boys had an “Industrial Arts” requirement which included auto repair which I’d have found incredibly useful). But one thing (graduating from your own district) and getting into college (potentially out of state) are two completely different things.

My school district did not require a foreign language. I had four years (including AP) and every college I applied to required “at least three” years of a foreign language.

We don’t live in a country with a national curriculum!